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Honor X9b vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

60 out 100
Honor X9b
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Honor X9b
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X9b Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor X9b
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5800mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 185g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X9b and Sony Xperia 5 IV
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X9b
vs
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2652 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1200 nits 650 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a475 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9b
91.4 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor X9b and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9b
936
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9b
2796
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9361530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27964039
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X9b]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X9b
510190
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU182475318324
GPU47264324266
Memory145851182542
UX134600223003
NanoReview Score5101901048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 8.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5800 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 60 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:57 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsingn/a08:14 h
Video Playbackn/a16:59 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 3x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.671/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size n/a 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1.25 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port n/a No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X9b
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 375 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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